Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2005Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Fresno State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2005Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Fresno State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 290
- W
- 93
- L
- 106
- ERA
- 4.09
- IP
- 1710.2
- K
- 1,380
- BB
- 581
- WHIP
- 1.32
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5.76 | 50.0 | 38 | 23 | 1.70 |
| 2007 | MIN | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3.69 | 83.0 | 67 | 32 | 1.54 |
| 2008 | TB | 30 | 11 | 9 | 3.70 | 184.2 | 128 | 59 | 1.24 |
| 2009 | TB | 32 | 8 | 12 | 3.95 | 203.0 | 189 | 79 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | TB | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3.91 | 204.2 | 150 | 63 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | CHC | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3.32 | 198.0 | 197 | 63 | 1.26 |
| 2012 | CHC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3.91 | 103.2 | 96 | 32 | 1.18 |
| 2013 |  CHC/TEX | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3.82 | 155.1 | 136 | 42 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | MIL | 27 | 8 | 8 | 3.64 | 163.1 | 126 | 50 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | MIL | 26 | 6 | 14 | 5.63 | 148.2 | 104 | 57 | 1.57 |
| 2016 | MIL | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4.51 | 101.2 | 70 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 2017 | MIL | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4.94 | 114.2 | 79 | 45 | 1.45 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 2
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 3.48
- IP
- 31.0
- K
- 29
- BB
- 14
- WHIP
- 1.29
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 142
- CG
- 10
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 7.3
- GB
- 2,356
- FB
- 2,937
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 53
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 64 | 107 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2007 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 126 | 138 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2008 | TB | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6.2 | 248 | 331 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2009 | TB | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 232 | 349 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2010 | TB | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 | 232 | 401 | 0.6 | 12 |
| 2011 | CHC | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 279 | 294 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2012 | CHC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 147 | 143 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | CHC/TEX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 196 | 273 | 0.7 | 6 |
| 2014 | MIL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 231 | 268 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2015 | MIL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 238 | 265 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2016 | MIL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 202 | 150 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2017 | MIL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 161 | 218 | 0.7 | 4 |
What were Matt Garza's career stats?
Matt Garza played 12 seasons for the Twins, the Rays, the Cubs and the Brewers. He had 93 wins and 1,380 strikeouts with a 4.09 ERA over 1,710.2 innings. His best season was 2010: 15 wins, a 3.91 ERA and 150 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2006 to 2017
All-time career rank
- 287th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,380)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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